The Cincinnati Reds (48-55) continue their homestand with the first of three games against the Pittsburgh Pirates (46-59) tonight at 7:10 PM. The Reds are coming off back-to-back series wins and are now three games ahead of the Pirates for 4th place in the NL Central. The Pirates have lost 8 straight games and are just 2-14 since the all-star break.
The Reds sit at 7.0 back in the division and 7.0 back from both NL wild card spots. The Reds are in a tough spot as the trade deadline looms on Wednesday. This is by far the closest they’ve been in a race heading into August since 2014, but Fangraphs still only gives the Reds a 3.